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(Company No: 5350-X) MINUTES OF THE 52 nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF HEINEKEN MLAYSIA BERHAD ( HEINEKEN MALAYSIA OR THE COMPANY ) HELD AT GRAND BALLROOM, CONNEXION @ NEXUS, NO.

1 (Company No: 5350-X) MINUTES OF THE 52 nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF HEINEKEN MLAYSIA BERHAD ( HEINEKEN MALAYSIA OR THE COMPANY ) HELD AT GRAND BALLROOM, NEXUS, NO. 7 JALAN KERINCHI, BANGSAR SOUTH CITY, KUALA LUMPUR ON THURSDAY, 13 APRIL 2017 Present Dato Sri Idris Jala - Chairman Mr Hans Essaadi - Managing Director Mr Martin Giles Manen - Senior Independent Director Datin Ngiam Pick Ngoh, Linda - Director Mr Frans Erik Eusman - Director Mr Kenneth Choo Tay Sian - Director (Also Proxy for GAPL Pte Ltd) Ms Yong Weng Hong - Director In Attendance Mr Teo Hong Keng - Finance Director Ms Rachel Ng - Company Secretary By Invitation Mr Chan Chee Keong - Audit Director of KPMG PLT Mr Jimmy Lai Can Yiew - Partner of Deloitte PLT Ms Wong Yoke Fun - Director of Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd Mr Chuah Poo Sian - Director of Coopers Professional Scrutineers Sdn Bhd The attendance of the Directors, Company Secretary, Management Team, Members, Proxies and Corporate Representatives is as per attendance list. INTRODUCTION Dato Sri Chairman welcomed all present to the meeting. He then introduced his fellow Board members and officers on the stage as well as representatives from audit firms, share registrar and independent scrutineers appointed for this meeting. Dato Sri Chairman in his opening remarks indicated that two annual general meetings ( AGM ) namely the 52 nd AGM and the 53 rd AGM will be held back to back and he explained the rationale behind such arrangement. He informed the meeting that the Company has received 736 valid proxy forms representing approximately 185 million stock units or 61% of the issued share capital of the Company. There were approximately 1,352 members and proxies registered for this meeting at the commencement of the meeting. With that, he confirmed the presence of a requisite quorum for this meeting and he called the meeting to order at 9.30 a.m.

2 (formerly known as Guinness Anchor Berhad) Company No X Minutes of 52 nd Annual General Meeting held on 13 April 2017 Page 2 PRESENTATION BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR Dato Sri Chairman invited Mr Hans Essaadi, the Managing Director, to present to the meeting an overview of the Group s performance for the 18 months financial period ended 31 December The Managing Director made a brief presentation which covered the following aspects: Sustainability initiatives Financial performance and key challenges Commercial highlights Company s outlook and its strategy NOTICE With the consent of the stockholders present, the Notice of the meeting was taken as read. Dato Sri Chairman informed the meeting that: In accordance with the Bursa Malaysia s Main Market Listing Requirements, all resolutions put to vote at the 52 nd AGM shall be voted by poll; The polling process will be facilitated by Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd, the share registrar of the Company and the poll results will be verified by Coopers Professional Scrutineers Sdn Bhd, an independent scrutineer appointed by the Company; The poll process for the resolutions would commence upon completion of the deliberation of all items to be transacted at the 52 nd AGM. ORDINARY RESOLUTION 1 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE 18 MONTHS FINANCIAL PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016 Dato Sri Chairman tabled the Audited Financial Statements for the 18 months financial period ended 31 December 2016 and the Reports of the Directors and Auditors as set out on pages 104 to 154 of the Annual Report He referred the meeting to the Management Discussion and Analysis and the Financial Highlights as set out in the Annual Report, for further details on the Group performance. Dato Sri Chairman informed the meeting that the Company received some questions from the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group ( MSWG ) for this meeting. He presented the list of questions from MSWG and the Company s response to the questions, as attached. After addressing all the questions raised by MSWG, Dato Sri Chairman invited questions from the floor.

3 (formerly known as Guinness Anchor Berhad) Company No X Minutes of 52 nd Annual General Meeting held on 13 April 2017 Page 3 Comments and questions related to the following areas were raised and were duly deliberated at the meeting: Financial performance and operations Export market Major capital expenditure incurred by the Company Status of bills of demand dated 28 August 2015 from the Customs demanding payment on additional excise duty and sales tax totalling RM56,325,555 and whether any provision was made for such claims Business impact of contraband Financial performance for the first quarter of 2017 published on 12 April 2017 Measures to mitigate impact of further tax increases Sales volume trend for past 5 years Corporate developments Impact of HEINEKEN s acquisition of Diageo s shares in GAPL Pte Ltd, a major stockholder of the Company, to trademark licence agreements for brands owned by Diageo. Corporate Responsibility Company s commitment on bottle recycling Water conservation initiative Dato Sri Chairman concluded the questions and answers session for Agenda 1 and proceeded to the next agenda item. ORDINARY RESOLUTION 2 PAYMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND Dato Sri Chairman informed the meeting that the Company has been paying consistent dividend to its shareholders over the years and that the Company remains committed in optimising shareholders returns. The 60 sen final dividend was an addition to the two interim dividends totalling 55 sen and the special dividend of 30 sen which were paid during the financial period. With reference to the Notice of Dividend Entitlement and Payment dated 22 March 2017, Dato Sri Chairman highlighted that the Company had, at the request of Bursa Malaysia, extended the entitlement date for the final dividend from 25 April 2017 to 26 April 2017 as a result of the declaration of a public holiday on 24 April 2017 in conjunction with the installation of the 15 th Yang di-pertuan Agong. The final dividend will be paid on 16 May 2017 to stockholders whose name appears on the Company s Record of Depository as of 26 April 2017.

4 (formerly known as Guinness Anchor Berhad) Company No X Minutes of 52 nd Annual General Meeting held on 13 April 2017 Page 4 ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS 3 & 4 RE-ELECTION OF RETIRING DIRECTORS Dato Sri Chairman informed the meeting that the following Directors retired by rotation pursuant to Article 89 of the Company s Constitution were eligible for re-election and that they offered themselves for re-election as Directors of the Company: Mr Martin Giles Manen (Resolution 3) Mr Choo Tay Sien, Kenneth (Resolution 4) As part of good corporate governance practices, the Board had conducted an assessment on each of these Directors. Based on the assessment, the Board found that both have demonstrated their commitment to their role and continue to be effective and valuable members of the Board. The proposed re-election of the above Directors will be voted on individually, in a separate motion in accordance with Section 203 of the Companies Act ORDINARY RESOLUTION 5 DIRECTORS FEES Shareholders approval was sought for the payment of Directors fees and benefits amounting to RM1,022,957 to the non-executive Directors who served during the 18 months period ended 31 December The details of the Directors fees and benefits were disclosed on page 83 of the Annual Report. ORDINARY RESOLUTION 6 CHANGE OF AUDITORS Shareholders approval was sought for the proposed appointment of Messrs Deloitte PLT as the new Auditors of the Company. The proposed appointment was nominated by GAPL Pte Ltd, a major stockholder of the Company. Messrs Deloitte Accountants are auditors of the HEINEKEN Company and Messrs Deloitte PLT are part of the Deloitte Global Network. The proposed appointment will not only enable a more effective performance of audit, it will also ensure efficient information flow within the auditing entities within the HEINEKEN Group. The proposed appointment of Messrs Deloitte PLT was also to replace Messrs KPMG PLT. Messrs KPMG PLT had indicated their intention to retire as auditors of the Company and were not seeking re-appointment at this AGM. Messrs Messrs KPMG PLT have been auditors of the Company for the past 17 years. On behalf of the Company, Dato Sri Chairman placed on records a note of appreciation to the Audit Team from Messrs KPMG PLT for their many years of services and support to the Group.

5 (formerly known as Guinness Anchor Berhad) Company No X Minutes of 52 nd Annual General Meeting held on 13 April 2017 Page 5 Dato Sri Chairman announced that the meeting was to proceed to the poll voting on all the above agenda items. He then declared that the registration for attendance at the 52 nd AGM closed at am. POLLING PROCESS Ms Wong Yoke Fun of Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd, the Poll Administrator explained the procedures for the conduct of poll at the 52 nd AGM using Tricor e-voting system. She informed that 30 e-voting counters had been set up for the purpose of conducting the poll by way of e-voting. Each of the voting counter was equipped with an ipad and a barcode reader. Shareholders and proxies would be directed to the e-voting counter with his/her personalised passcode slip which was issued during the registration for the meeting. The polling process was expected to be concluded in about 30 minutes. The attendees were requested to return to the meeting after e-voting for the declaration of the poll results at am. The results of the poll were verified by Coopers Professional Scrutineers Sdn Bhd. The Tricor e-voting tutorial video on the e-voting process was played at the meeting. The meeting was adjourned for the poll voting. ANNOUNCEMENT OF POLL RESULTS At am, the meeting was resumed for the declaration of results. The details of the voting, as attached, were projected on screen. Based on the polling results as verified by Coopers Professional Scrutineers Sdn Bhd, Dato Sri Chairman declared that the following resolutions 1 to 6 proposed at the 52 nd AGM were carried: Ordinary Resolution 1 That the Audited Financial Statements for the 18 months financial period ended 31 December 2016 together with the Directors and Auditors Reports thereon, be and are hereby received. Ordinary Resolution 2 That a final single tier dividend of 60 sen per 50 sen stock unit be and is hereby declared for the 18 months financial period ended 31 December 2016, payable on 16 May 2017 to stockholders registered at the close of business on 26 April Ordinary Resolution 3 That Mr Martin Giles Manen, a Director retiring by rotation pursuant to Article 89 of the Company s Constitution, be and is hereby re-elected a Director of the Company.

6 (formerly known as Guinness Anchor Berhad) Company No X Minutes of 52 nd Annual General Meeting held on 13 April 2017 Page 6 Ordinary Resolution 4 That Mr Choo Tay Sian, Kenneth, a Director retiring by rotation pursuant to Article 89 of the Company s Constitution, be and is hereby re-elected a Director of the Company. Ordinary Resolution 5 That the payment of Directors fees and benefits of RM1,022,957 to the Non-Executive Directors of the Company who served during the 18 months financial period ended 31 December 2016 be and is hereby approved. Ordinary Resolution 6 That Messrs Deloitte PLT be and are hereby appointed as Auditors of the Company, in place of the retiring auditors, Messrs KPMG PLT, to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting at a remuneration to be determined by the Directors. CLOSE OF MEETING There being no other business to be transacted, Dato Sri Chairman concluded the meeting at a.m. SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD DATO SRI IDRIS JALA CHAIRMAN 13 April 2017

7 ISSUES RAISED BY MSWG AND HEINEKEN MALAYSIA S RESPONSE 52 nd & 53 rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 13 April 2017 Strategic & Financial Matters 1. As the Group s business is affected by foreign exchange rate fluctuations due to imported materials from overseas, to what extent has the Group carried out the hedging activities? How effective are these hedging activities. HEINEKEN Malaysia s response Cost largely local, as such foreign currency impact limited HEINEKEN Malaysia s cost base is mainly in local currency as our largest cost component comprises excise duties. Our exposure to foreign currency is minimal as it makes up only approximately 10% of product costs; offset partially by export sales. Hedging strategies in place to address currency fluctuation We closely monitor our foreign currency exposure and we have in place hedging strategies which take into consideration the natural hedges that occur from our foreign currency collections and payments. These strategies minimise the impact on our financial performance. 1

8 2. Please enlighten shareholders on the negative implications on the Group s performance amid the enforcement of the Price Control and Anti- Profiteering Regulations 2016 and the significant hike in beer duties, ranging from 10% to 99%, effective 1 March 2016? HEINEKEN Malaysia s response Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Regulations HEINEKEN Malaysia employs pricing strategies that are market and consumer driven to keep us competitive HEINEKEN Malaysia regularly reviews the pricing of its products, taking into account all necessary commercial considerations of which consumers affordability will be one of the primary concerns. The 2017 Regulations that came into force on 1 January 2017 are more prescriptive. While we will ensure compliance with the regulations, we will continue to engage with the regulators to provide feedback on the impact of the regulations and the practicability of the application. New excise duty structure The new excise duty structure which was implemented on 1 March 2016 is based on alcohol content where it taxes beer at alcohol percentage by volume. Whilst this new basis has done away with the ad valorem basis, it has not entirely addressed the inequitable tax rates for beer as compared to other category of alcohol products such as wine, spirits and compounded hard liquor. This new structure saw an 10% increase in taxes, which was substantially passed on to consumers taking into account market conditions. Management will continue to engage with the Royal Malaysians Customs to achieve a more equitable rate. 2

9 3. The receivables, deposits and prepayments had substantially increased from RM296.3 million to RM448.0 million in the financial period ended 2016 (FPE 2016). We also noted the cash flows change in receivables, deposits and prepayments in FPE 2016 were significantly higher than the cash flows change in financial year ended Please explain. HEINEKEN Malaysia s response The increase of receivables, deposits and prepayments in the financial period 2016 was mainly driven by higher trade receivables as a result of early sell in for Chinese New Year which commenced in December This is a cyclical trend for the beer business which is driven by festive seasons which does not typically occur in June. Despite this unfavourable cash flow movement, our 18-month operating cash flow post capital expenditure remained at a healthy level of RM489 million, representing a 2.6% increase from the preceding 18-month period. 3

10 Corporate Governance 4. Under Section 334(3) of the Companies Act 2016, a proxy form should be deposited at the registered office of the Company not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for taking of the poll. However, we noted that the Company s Form of Proxy stated that the Form of Proxy must be deposited at the Share Registrar s office not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please explain. HEINEKEN Malaysia s response Article 85 of our Company s Constitution provides that proxy form must be deposited at the registered office or at a place other than the registered office, not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting, or in the case of a poll, before the time appointed for polling to take place. We are currently in the process of reviewing the Constitution and will ensure this requirement is reflected and all other relevant provisions introduced under the new Companies Act 2016 are incorporated accordingly. We will table the proposed amendments to the Company s Constitution for shareholders approval in due course. 4

11 (5350-X) 52nd Annual General Meeting Grand Ballroom, Nexus, No. 7 Jalan Kerinchi Bangsar South City, Kuala Lumpur On 13-April-2017 at 09:30AM Appendix 1 Result On Voting By Poll Resolution(s) Vote For Vote Against Total Votes No of Units % No of Units % No of Units % Ordinary Resolution 1 182,937, , ,939, Ordinary Resolution 2 183,079, , ,081, Ordinary Resolution 3 182,475, , ,683, Ordinary Resolution 4 181,588, ,094, ,683, Ordinary Resolution 5 182,798, , ,802, Ordinary Resolution 6 182,736, , ,081, Report printed at :11:14:20AM on 13-April-2017 E-Polling Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd Page 1 of

HEINEKEN MALAYSIA BERHAD (Company No: 5350-X)

HEINEKEN MALAYSIA BERHAD (Company No: 5350-X) (Company No: 5350-X) MINUTES OF THE 54 TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ( AGM ) OF HEINEKEN MLAYSIA BERHAD ( HEINEKEN MALAYSIA OR THE COMPANY ) HELD AT GRAND BALLROOM, CONNEXION @ NEXUS, NO. 7 JALAN KERINCHI,